Band 6 Clinical Support Pharmacist

Band 6 Clinical Support Pharmacist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 February 2026

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our Trust vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we acknowledge that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.

This role involves working at either Good Hope, Heartlands or Queen Elizabeth Hospital as a Clinical Support Pharmacist participating in 13‑week rotations across specialties including general medicine, general surgery, cardiology, T&O, healthcare of older people and an extended service in Acute Medicine, supported and mentored by a rotation lead and line manager.

You will have the opportunity to undertake a clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway and subsequently a non‑medical prescribing qualification.

If you are a pharmacist or trainee due to register this summer and you want to utilise your clinical skills and work in a forward‑thinking department, then this is the job for you!

You will deliver a quality clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing clinical and professional skills to enable progress within your career.

You will be a highly motivated individual and a team player with well‑developed communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

• Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface
• Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the post‑holder can undertake clinical duties independently working alongside a specialist team.
• Post‑graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non‑medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.
• Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.
• Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
• Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please Note :
For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

• Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

• Experience of working in pharmacy practice
• Previous participation in multi‑disciplinary team
• Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• Possesses knowledge of available resources to guide clinical decision making
• Hospital pharmacy experience in clinical pharmacy services
• Possesses relevant clinical knowledge
• Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
• Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
• Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital pharmacy and current issues